Sole tip



.jum 12, 1923;

E. J. BRISBEN SOLE TIP Filed Sept. 10 1921 Patented June 12, T9235.

un t stares EB/NEST J. BRISBEN, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SOLE TIP.

Application filed September 10, 1921. Serial No. 499,611.

To all 10. 2 am it may concern:

Be it known that T, ERNEs'r J. BRISBEN, a citizen of the United States,and resident of East Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sole Tips, ofwhich I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The objects of the invention are to pro vide an improved form of sole ortoe clip, constructed and arranged to receive the wear upon the toe, atthe point where the sole is most heavily worn, and also constructed toprovide protecting means for the heads of the nails or screws, by meansof which it is applied to the sole.

The invention also includes additional metal pads, attached to the innerface of the sole tip, and provided with vertical pins or plugs whichproject through the wall of the sole tip, and while adapting themselvesreadily to the shape of the bottom of the sole of the shoe, project farenough to re ceive the wear upon the tip, and also protect thereenforcing means for the nail or screw head, where wear is thegreatest.

The metal pads are preferably two in number, and are each preferablyprovided with onepin, which projects through corre sponding openings inthe bottom of the tip, and form spaced point of engagement with thefloor, which have the great advantage of preventing the sole of the shoefrom slipping upon icy or wet pavements.

The device is particularly useful for street or shop wear, but can beused in all situations, as the plugs may be chamfered upon their lowercorners to prevent all danger of scratching upon varnished floors.

The invention is hereinafter further described, shown in theaccompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is the plan of the bottom of a shoetip; Fig. 2 is the plan of the inside of the shoe tip; Fig. 3 is thelongitudinal section therethrough.

In these views, A represents a pointed plate, having a centrallongitudinal opening, B, enlarged at the point, at C.

On either side of the opening are formed annular projections, D, whichform ringshaped beads upon the bottom surface, forming recesses, E, inwhich the heads of the nails, F, are sunk, so as not to scratch upon thefloor when the wearer is walking upon tiem.

Upon the upper face of the bottom tip plate, are placed thin metal padsor plates, G, G, one on each side of the central opening. These platesare riveted or welded on their" rear ends to the bottom plate, and attheir front ends are provided with vertical pins or plugs H, whichextend downwards and pass through openings, I, I, in the bottom plate.

These plugs normally project downwards to substantially the same depthas that of the lower edge of the beadsdescribed. These plugs are reducedat their inner ends to provide shoulders, J, J, which abut against thethin metal pad and prevent the plugs from slipping through the pad andare secured to the thin pad plate by riveting or otherwise.

Since the plugs attached to the inner pads or plates extend downward tothe lower edges of the beads they receive the thrust of the toe, andyield to pressure, thus relieving the toe of the clip from wear, andalso relieving the toe of the wearer from shock, and also adjustthemselves to the sole of the toe.

The sole tips are formed of integral sheet metal parts having anupwardly turned flange K at the front which extends rearwardly on eachside ofv the tip nearly to the rear extremities thereof.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In a sole tip, a metal toe plate provided with a longitudinal openingtherein extending from the rear nearly to the front edge thereof, thinmetal pads secured at their rear ends to the upper surface of said toeplate, and having their free ends extend ing forwardly towards the frontend of said plate, said plate provided with openings underneath thefront extremities of said pads, and vertical plugs passing through saidtoe plate and attached at their upper ends to said pads, said padsmovable with said plugs when pressure is applied thereto.

2. In a sole tip, a metal toe plate provided with a longitudinal openingtherein extend ing from the rear nearly to the front edge thereof, thinmetal pads secured at their rear ends to the upper surface of said toeplate, and having their free ends extending forwardly towards the frontend of said plate, said plate provided with openings underneath thefront extremities of said pads, and vertical plugs passing through saidtoe plate and attached at their, upper ends to said pads, said padsmovable with said plugs when pressure is applied thereto, the bottomsurface of said toe plate provided with spaced circular beads formingcavities for the'enclosure ofnails or similar attaching means, and saidplugs having their lower ends normally at the level of the lower edgesof said beads.

3. Ina sole tip, a metal toe plate pro vided with a longitudinal openingtherein extending from the rear nearly to the front edget-hereof, thinmetal pads secured at their rear ends to the upper surface of said toeplate, and having their free ends extending forwardly towards the frontend of said plate, said plate provided with openings underneath thefront extremities of said ads andvertical lu 's )assin throu h i 7 C) Dif) said toe p'l'ateand attached at their upper ends" to said pads; saidpads movable with said plugs when pressure is applied thereto, thebottomsurface of said toe plate provided with spaced circular beads formingcavities for the enclosure of nails or similar attaching means and saidplugs having their lower ends normally at the level p of the lower edgesof said beads.

4. In a sole tip, a metal toe plate provided with a longitudinal openingtherein extending from the rear nearly to the front edge thereof, thinmetal pads secured at their rear ends to the upper surface of said toeplate, and having their free ends eX- tending forwardly towards thefront end of said plate, said plate'providedwith openin gs underneaththe front extremities of said pads, and vertical plugs passing throughsaid toe plate and attached at their upper ends to said pads, said padsmovable with said plugs when pressure 18 applled thereto,

the bottom surface of said toe plate provided with spaced circular beadsformingcavities for the enclosure of nails or similar'attaching' meansand said plugs having their lower ends normally at the level of thelower edges In presence of WM. M. MONROE, CHAS. C. GoLDMAN.

